Gentle means having a mild manner or character, not harsh in temperate. Gentle may also describe a slight slope or easily tamed animal. Gentle may be used as an adjective or a verb, related words are gentles, gentled, gentling. An archaic use of gentle is to describe someone of noble …
Alternately means several things taken in turn, consecutively, one after another. Alternately is an adverb formed by adding -ly to the word alternate, which comes from the Latin word alternatus meaning one after the other. Alternatively means another choice, on the other hand, another possibility. Alternatively is an adverb formed …
Desperate describes a situation or feeling that is tremendously hopeless, that invokes despair. Animals or people who are desperate may exhibit risky behavior as they have nothing to lose. Desperate is an adjective, the adverb form is desperately and the noun form is desperateness. Desperate is derived from the Latin …
Captivate means to charm, to catch and hold the attention of others. Captivate is a transitive verb, which is a verb that takes an object. Related words are captivates, captivated, captivating, captivation, captivator. Captivate enters the English language in the sixteenth century from the Latin word captare, which means to …
A chaise lounge is a long, low couch for reclining, which has a back and only one armrest. Chaise lounge is the Americanized version of chaise longue, which continues to be the accepted spelling in British English. Chaise longue is a French term that literally translates as long chair. British …
Varied means showing variety, different kinds. Varied comes into the English language in the early fifteenth century to mean changed, within the century varied came to mean differing from one another. Varied is an adjective and also the past tense of the verb vary. Use the word varied when describing …
Should have refers to a missed opportunity, an unfulfilled obligation. Should have is often expressed as the contraction should’ve, especially in speech. Should’ve sounds perilously like should of, however should of is not correct and should never be used. Contractions have been around as long as the English language, many …
Raise means 1.) to elevate to a higher position 2.) to set upright 3.) to bring to the surface 4.) to increase the level of something 5.) to cause bread dough to rise 6.) to promote to a higher rank 7.) to collect money 8.) to bring up a child. …
Makeup is 1.) cosmetics 2.) the composition of something 3.) in American English, a special test or assignment given to a student who has missed a test or assignment. Make up is used as a noun or an adjective. Makeup may also be rendered as the hyphenated make-up, though since …
Subject to means is susceptible to, on condition of, or has a tendency toward. Subject to may also mean that a person is in a legal position whereby certain actions may be perpetrated upon them. For instance, a person boarding an airplane is subject to a pat down. Not everyone …